title: Feasibility of VSD Closure and Debanding Without Pulmonary Artery Patch Repair in VSD Patients After PA Banding.
abstract: From 2004 to 2008, 64 infants with large ventricular septal defects were managed using a two-stage surgical approach. In the first stage, banding of the main pulmonary trunk was performed. The defect was then repaired months later. Debanding of pulmonary artery was accomplished without the need for pulmonary artery reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rajaei Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahadour
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baharestani
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Omrani
authors.forename: Reza Sadat
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Afjaei
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ghivetag
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adambeigh
authors.forename: Mehrzad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharifi
keywords: PA banding; VSD; pulmonary artery debanding; ventricular septal defect